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Sign For Guard at Armory Nat’i convention
CDTTAGE GROVE. LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 24
Series of Fires in Bohemia Mine
Area May Wipe Out Improvements
1948
NUMBER 4»
C. E. Ruth, Former
Resident, Dies at
Eugene Friday
Two New Rural Routes
To Be Established In July
A serie* of fire* occurring over)
a two year period among the min­
NlA4 GOLD MACHINE
ing properties in the Bohemia 1
TO BE SHOWN
HERE JUNE SOTII
district thieuti’n* to wipe our im-(
Young men of the draft age 19
Miss Minnie Ann Snapp, Cot­ provement' in that section and j A new machine of interest to
NATIONAL til AKI»
Chai les E. Ruth, 82, former
thru 25 will he given an opfiortun­
KEC
KITTEKS
TO
BE
tage Grove, Oregon has been se­ ha» already caused considerable the local mining fraternity here,
N. J.- Nelson, postmaster an­
ity to join the national guard, if
lected a* one of the two voting loss us well as inconvenience to known as the gold machine will be resident of the Silk Creek com­
AT
ARMORY
WHI
th«* applicant will act at once.
nounced yesterday that the post
munity
died
at
a
Eugene
hospital
delegates to represent her state at
Mayor H. A Hagen, commenting
For proH|M*ctlve national guard | the National Convention of Fu­ mine owner* who are operating demonstrated at the home of E. Friday. He was born January 10,
office department had authorized
R. Weise at 1151 North 9th street,
on th«’ fact that the community I recruits, who may have not xigned
1st ClaSS eltlly 1
Ith* establishment ot a new rural
ture Homemakers of America. to claims in the Bohemia territory. al! day next Wednesday, the 30th. 1866 at Breamville. Ontario, Can­
would like |o bring Cannon Co , up with Sgt Johnson at the ar­
I m - held at the Municipal Auditor­
Last month fir» of undeter­ Using a new principle, the ma­
route, on July lit. The new route
162 Infantry, up to full »trength, mory, Lt Bauder announced yen-
ada and migrated to the United
ium al Kansas City, Missouri, July mined origin destroyed all build­ chine throws the ore against the
The Cottage Grove post office will relieve the Disston route of
said that arrangement ha» been terday that ('apt Jack Kelly and
States at the age of 21 years. He will advance from a second to a
6-9 Minnie Ann Is vice-president
made with Sgt. Johnson of thr nevera) recruiter* would la- at the of the Oregon Association of Fu­ ings of th«' Lead Crystal Co., side of the machine, enabling the was married to Ze!ma Sullivan at
approximately half of its patrons.
first class office on July 1st, N. J.
prospector
to
<>btain
the
mineral
Army recruiting service to sign up armory on the evening ot the 29th,
ture Homemaker* of America, causing a loss estimated at above in its natural form is the claim of Montgomery, Alabama on Decem-¡ e I s o n, postmaster, announced All patrons residing west of the
»eligible members at th«’ armory to take application*, if the quota and president of the local chapter; $5,000. The building* burned in-
| yesterday. Increased business and Dorena post office with exception
th«1 machine inventor. At least it ber 14. 18&4.
iThi* arrangement was due to the ha» not tasen previosuly filled.
also a member of the National cluded a boarding house, assay employes a different principle than
receipts is responsible for the ad­
fact that Cannon Company, 162
Lt. Bauder, home on a two day Honor Society. She is the daugh­
He had lived in Lane county for vance of the office which is doing of patrons living on east Main
street over Knox hill and those
Inf.. Is now at summer camp at leave, »aid member» of the Can­ ter ot .Mr. and Mrs. Warren Snapp office and a small residence. Last the ordinary stamping machine. the past 21 yeais. He was a resi-
four and a half times more busi­
Mr Weise is supplying the ore
(’imp Clatsop. At the last report non Co had given a good account of Cottage Grove.
week the Wyatt cabin on the
living on Harvey road will be
ness
than
at
the
corresponding
dent
of
the
Silk
Creek
community
some twenty five or thirty men of themselves In camp.
Noonday road was burned to the for the demonstration from his
served
by the new route known as
period
of
fifteen
years
ago.
Postal
Other Oregon representatives ground.
for several years moving to the
claim.
can be taken in the Cannon Co, to
receipts have jumped horn $10,- RFD No. 1.
will
I m - Rosalie Leetnon, St. Hel­
Springfield Junction area about
bring this unit up to full strength
In addition to the fire loss min­
NO OOP NOMINATION
92179 in 1932 to $44,743.41 for
en»; Jennie Roe, La Grund«’; Betty
Beginning July 1st, the new
seven years ago and later to the
The announcement
follou cd
ers have also suffered losses in
ON SECOND BALLOT
1947 .and 1948 will show even a route will also give new service
Stoneking,
Granile;
Joyce
Coburg
area.
He
was
engaged
in
word from Washington Monday
thefts.
The
Helena
muring
cabin
greater
gain.
The
increase
in
re
­
Webb. Brownsville, retiring stat«
to patrons living on north high­
the nursery business during the
that Pro» Truman would not sign
There was no nomination on the
ceipts has been consistent since way 99 between Saginaw and Wal-
Margaret Colegrove, was broken into and $30.00 worth
time he lived in the county.
thr draft bill Immediately, ’thu» wcond ballot at the republican secretary;
>f
groceries
taken.
Losses
have
be-
1932.
. ker. Also to patrons living on Ben­
giving those wanting to join the convention in Philadelphia today Corvallis; Margot Burridge, Hills
•ome so servere that Bohemia
xr«—« .
,
.
,1. i Surviving are his widow and
°n n / .ueT f" ,he five children: Bert Ruth of Rich-
nett Creek road and the steel
national guard an opportunity to Although Gov Thomas Dewey has boro; Aylcne Ho|>kin*. Medford Miner's asx'n will likely add a er,^
stat«
’
president;
and
Dorothy
bridge on North highway 99.
do ■<>
i.em K y,?r
,,h£ ,mpor,ant rnond. Calif, Mrs. Queenie Schul!
picked up more than fifty votes,
patrol
for
the
protection
of
pro-
h Ruth Eu
The White House, however, he still lacks the ma)ority. At the Freeman Molalla, who is retiring perty during the spring and sum- tern in (he order of business for f Cob
The other route will be known
°f Ca‘,V,n
U,!y
Eugene and
would make no comment on the same time. Sen. Robett Taft had »(ate president anti national vice- mer months.
'as Qty Mounted route. This
president.
Of
these
nine
girls
se
­
F unk Port No. 32, Amencan Le- Mrs s bj, A1)en of Harrisburg. a
report that the president would pu ked up forty.
route can not be started until
lected to represent th«’ state, Ay-
gion, next Monday evemng
formcr rcsident. four sisters: ^r.,
delay signing the draft bill for at
street signs and house numbers
Re»ults of th«’ first ballot this
BOYS
II
AND
17
len«’ Hopkin* and Minnh’ Ann
least ten days. Such an announce- morning: Gov. Dewey, 434;
A groat deal of interest has tha and Annie Brooke. Agnes Rose
are in place and suitable mail box­
GET BIG COUGAR
ment was made over a radio net- Taft. 224; Harold Stassen. 157; Snapp will b«' Oregon's Iwo of­
been »h«iwn among the members ail of Canada and Mabel Forge of
es have been provided, which Post­
ficial
voting
delegate*
at
this
na
­
work Monday evening.
master Nelson hopes will be ar­
Joe Martin, 18; Sen. Vandenberg, tional convention.
Two boys. Ralph Groat of Culp contact«>d recently and a spirited ' Santa Clara, Calif, and two broth-
ranged by July 15th. The new
Washington anticipates a rush 62; Gen MacArthur. 11. Baldwin.
Creek and Elmer Groat of Cot­ con lest is assured for the various ers. Percy Ruth of Canada and
Tuesday
n«x>n
the
Business
and
Miss Dorothy Freeman, national
to get Into the national guard Th«’ 19. Green, 56; Driscoll. 35; Gov
tage Grove could add a cougar to officers, especially f«>r that of Fred Ruth of San Antonio. Texas Professional Women’s club an- mounted route will travel east
vice-president of Future Home-
bill requires the president to fix Warren. 59
Funeral services were held from
over Knox hill to the Richfield
their list of hunting accomplish­ commander.
nounced their official entry in the
the date on which men 18 through
Result* of Ih«1 second ballot for makers ot America will hav<> an ments. Using three dogs the boys
Other business of importance I the Poole Larsen chapel in Eugene Senior Queen contest for the com­ oil plant, thence east to Harvey
25 will tie registered, and pro- the three top contenders: Dewey, active part in the program of the went out Row River near Culp will come before the post.
Monday with the Rev. J. J. Ray ing Cottage Grove Regatta Aug­ road a t 16th street, then serve
an(J ,wggw| g good
vtdes imiuction of men 19 through 515; Sen Taft, 275; Harold Stas- first National Convention of Fu-
Every member is urged to at­ officiating. Interment was in the ust 6-7-8. Ada Carter, employed Harvey road to North Douglas and
25 shall begin 90 days after the sen, 149
North Douglas to North Lane to
(Continued on page 2)
¡cougar last Thursday.
tend this important meeting.
Rest Haven cemetery. Eugene.
' in the Maynard Wilson law offices
hill become* a law The 18 year
the Pacific highway or 99 and the
is their choice. Miss Carter is 20
olds will be required tn register,
years old. brunette, 5 feet 6 inches Grove Motel, thence south on the
but will be rxrmpt from the draft
tall. She is an active member of highway to North River road be­
it they volunteer for a year’s mili-
the B. & P. W. club, has been a ginning at the bridge by the Cot­
tary service anti then join the
tage Grove golf course and south
resident
i
v . mwih ui
of cviidKt*
Cottage vj
Grove
r u v e ¡ur
for , ~ o*.
n:
. .
__ ...
rrwrvis
about one year, coming hero from
^Uth
™d et0
Other nonveterans under
Spokane. Wash. She is a graduate h'Kh*ay or « ‘° ‘he Sweet lane
unies* thr president acta to ex­
of Brownsville, Texas high school i (Known as airport road» thence
empt them. will he »ubyet to 21
and attended’Brownsville Junior: west on Sweet Lane past the
months of mllitary »rivice begin-
Northcutt
College. Her hobbies are swim-,-.
... , . court
.
. and _ retrace
. , to the
(Continued on page 2)
ming. d a n c i n g and she enjoys
b'gbway
South 4th. then
Taylor and 6th
thence to
m«?eting people.
,.
.... streets,
-
Second entry in the contest race
and\1,th
< Kn?wn
came later Tuesday afternoon ?? Parks addition) thence back to
with the announcement by the Ha'’l°w road to 6th street and
Senior Chamber of Commerce, an-i "°rth
, and S*** 10t£
nouncing their entry. Mis» La-
high school) north on south
Vaughn Stokes. She is employed
to Tay’or t0 l?tfc ®trw,‘
at Gustafson’s Ice Cream store Known as Glas* <°ad> thence
coming here from California about ■ nor‘h °" l3th to Eai t Quincy
two years ago. She is a graduate i
w'est to 10th. north
of the Centerville. Texas high
Madison, east to 17th st.,
Final rite* for S/8 Bill Walls of
school. She lives with her parents‘"«‘J® 16lh »‘«et. thence north
Disston. killed in action in Octo­
; on 16th street to east Main street,
ber 1944, will Iw held from th«’
(Continued on Page 2.)
then back to post office.
Mill» mortuary Thursday, July 1.
Nelson said the members on the
al 2:30 p.m . with the Rev Homis
city planning commission had cx-
Woody, of Disston, an unelc, of
pressed a desire to work with the
floating Pallbeaiers will be mem
postmaster in marking streets and
her» of thr Calvin Funk post
in numbering houses and the city
American Ix'gion and military
engineer has offered to aid in any
honor» will be given the d«’cea»«’d
at the cemetery gn.vcslde with
Proposed new tariffs of the Pa- way possible in order to expedite
interment in the Masonic-KX»F
cific Telephone and Teigraph com­ delivery of mail to patrons.
A mounted city route delivers
cemetery.
pany filed at Salem June 10—
post
S/S Rill Walls served ns a log­
seeking annual rate increases of, your mail the same as a city
______
$5,496,000—Friday were suspend- carrier, except that you will have
ger in the Disston community lie-
ed for a period not to exceed six curb service in a regulation mail
fore entering the armed kerviees
months by Public Utilities Com- bo* instead to being delivered to
in 1942. He met his death while
missioner John H. Carkin pending | your door and will get one delivery
serving In the 7th army sector in
eastern France on October 31.
a hearing scheduled to start July'a
19th.
I All patrons will be notified as to
1944. He was s member of Com-
The hearing, will be conducted “1P proper method of erecting
|«any I, 141st Infantry. 36th Di­
vision and wa* decorated for
in the Marion hotel. Had the sub - mai‘ boxes. Several merchants
pension order not have been is- have agreed to have plenty of mail
gallantry in action. He received
sued the new rates would have box«^ available within 10 days,
thr sliver »tar for action In France
become operative 30 days after the
Should further information be
and the bronze star for service in
date of filing.
desired, please, call the post office.
Italy. In addition hr received th«’
personal commendation from the
Attorney General George Neu-
ner will be in charge of the legal
There will be no changes either
division commander for action in
Italy and also received the Purple
end of the case. Carkin said, while *n ‘he Blackbutte or Lorane
Heart with one Oak Ix’af Cluster.
the utilities commission will be. routes, now serving the patrons
Prior to his service record he
- J by its attorneys.
—----------- , ac-;wes‘ and south of town.
represented
had lived in the Disston commun­
countants and engineers.
ity for a few years and was lx>rn
WORKMAN ONLY CANDIDATE
W. L. Workman was the only
at Farmer. Tenm’ssee on August
14, 1916 Surviving arc his par-
name submitted as a candidate for
£ts, Mr, and Mr*. Joe H Wall*.
the board of education of the
I Union high school, it was learned
brother Floyd Wall* and seven
ters: Misse* Vodie Walls, Nor­
yesterday as the time passed for
filing any further petitions. The
ina Lee Wall*, and Alice Walls,
Mrs. Ruby Nicholf. proprietor ■ election will be next Monday in
Mr*. Hazel Ballew, Mrs. Millie
Belle Kephart, Mrs. Lois Ha*» and
of Patty’s Flower Nook and Gift the Music room of the Union High
Shop at 601*South Fifth Street, in 1 school from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m.
/Mr*. Martha Jane Lance, all of 1
Dls»ton, and a maternal grand­
the M. & W. Market building, is
mother, Mrs. Martha Woody, also
holding open house next Sunday
TO GIVE GREATER
of Disston.
afternoon from noon until 5:00
NEWS COVERAGE
p.m. A free gift will be given each
lady
attending
the
event.
Mrs.
FIRST TEEN-AGE DANCE
In line with our policy to Im­
Nichols who recently opened in
The first of the summer Teen-
prove the reading of the
the new M. & W. Market addition,
Age dances will be held at the Jef-
Sentinel and to expand to serve
will have on display cut flowers,
ferson gym nt 9:00 p.m. this Fri-
a greater territory, we are
potted
plants,
corsages,
etc.,
pot
­
day night. Barbara Gleason Is [
happy to announce that several
£ I
tery,
myrtlewood
novelties,
greet
­
hending thr dance committee, j
new rural correspondents have
•KN I
ing cards, etc.
been secured to report fhe new*
There is no charge and all teen-
Week day houts are from 9:00 from their various localities.
agers arc invited,
a.m.
to
7:00
p.m.
See
the
This is another of the summer
Among the new correspondents
announcement of the Gift Shop
activities sponsored by the Cot-
are: Miss Dorothy Poynter,
appearing elsewhere in this issue
tage Grove Recreation Committee.
Silk Creek; Mrs. E. D. Sherrill,
for details.
Delight Valley; Mrs. Lot Wag­
Post Office
Advances to
American Legion to
Nominate Officers
Two Are Entered
In Regatta Queen
Contest This Week
Five Top Winners in Clark’s Baby Photo and Jaycee Junior King and Queen Contest
Final Rites lor
(S. Sgt. Bill Walls
Here on July 1
New Phone Rates
Suspended for
Salem Hearing
Open House for
Patty’s Flower
Nook Sunday 27th
PARK IMPROVED
AND MADE READY
FOR THE SUMMER
With the arrival of summer, the
city park ha* been opened, with
h few improvement* added. Gras*,
dead limbs and debris have been
cleared, benches and posts repair­
ed. and new playground equip­
ment act up. The tennis court has
hern cleaned. The rest rooms will
be open from 8:00 a. m. to 8:00
p. m.
The tennis court on Ash and 1
Street will be completed and
ready for use in the very near
*uture.
— ‘/Moro l.iurien CI.VÍ
Here are the top five w inners in
three contests. The top row Is the
five prize winning babies in the
Clark Studio annual baby photo
contest. The babies are listed in
the order of places won, reading
from left to right. Winners should
call al the Clark Studio for prizes.
Winner of th«’ first place will la1
awarded $25.00 in cash and the
other four winners will be awarded
mercantile prizes. Winners were
selected by popular vote,
This year th«’ Junior Chamber baby contest, reading from left
of Commerce joined the contest 1 ‘° right: Bobbie Ross, year old
and will award prizes to the top son of Mr .and Mrs. Ray Ross. 6th
.
. . . —
, ,,
& Filmorc St.; Reta Jean Stewart
five boys and girls. Two of th«’ ten 3 yenr oW daufh,er of Mr and
will be selected king and queen, Mrs. Rollin Stewart, Lorane Rt ;
while the remaining contestants Noreen Bush, 2 year old daughter
will form th«’ royal court for the of Mr. and Mrs.’ R. E. Bush, 707
coming Regatta. Winners were No. 10th St.; Roberta Susan Bui-
not selected when this was writ- lock, 7 months old daughter of Mr
I ten. Prizes will be awarded ne- and ‘ Mrs. ~
R. S. Bullock. 114 No.
! cording to final standing of the 7th; Ross Bushell, 2'a year old son
; candidates.
of Mr. and Mrs. Riehani Bushell,
j Here are the winners in the 1211 No. K St.
The five winneis in the J^ycee
king contest are: Michael Kent,
5 year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Larry Kent, 308 Main St.; Ronnie
Smith, 4 year old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Smith, Disston Rt.;
Dwight Haumont, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Owen Haumont, 221 So. 11th
St.; Kenneth Cutts, 4 year old son
of Mr .and Mrs. Gene Cutts, 1005
Adams; Grant Diamond, 4 year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton
Diamond, No. 10th St.
S/ k J i
LOCAL LAW STUDENTS
HONORED AT BANQUET
। Two local law students were
Here are the five top queen : honored when prizes and scholar­
candidates: Judith Radtke, 5 year ships were awarded at the annual
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. P senior banquet held last week at
Radtke, 43 K St.; Susan Dunnivan,1 the University of Oregon campus.
5 year old daughter of Mr. and Edwin E. Allen of Cottage Grove
Mrs. E ,B. Dunnivan. B. B. Rt.; was among those honored and was
Jean Helen Monroe. 4H year old elected head of the law school I
daughter of Mr. and Mrs W M. student body. John E. Jaqua re-'
Monroe. 1229 So. 6th.; Marolyn ceived one of the highest grades
McCormick. 4 year old daughter in equity 1* He also received an i
ot Mrs Ruth McCormick, 153 N award from the Lawyers Cboper-
Lane; Anna LaBlue, 4 year old ative Publishing Co., of Topics I
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. iJiBlue. From American Jurisprudence” in,
Lorane Route,
¡a special bound form.
ner, Dorena and Mrs. R. R.
Groat, Culp Creek.
The now correspondents In
addition to those who have
\erved faithfully in years past
will be glad to take any news
about yourself, your friends or
/our family if you happen to
live in any of the localities
mentioned above and are not
acquainted with the correspon­
dent. Also in most instances
□ur correspondents are author­
ized to take new subscriptions,
renewals or handle your want
ads. If you find ft more con­
venient to transact your bull*
ness thru them.